2) Pay for someone like the Family
Tree Expert to search the sites for you. This is usually cheaper since they
already have subscriptions to these sites and you are then just charging for
time. For instance, if you want me to search both of those sites and provide all
of the information that was found, it would probably take about 1 hour and cost
about $45. This is cheaper than the couple hundred dollars to subscribe to them.

3) You can use the free sources that are available, but very specific to
certain records. For instance, you can visit the National
Archives and access their records for free or submit some requests by mail
for free.

4) You can visit a local library that may subscribe to some of the databases
noted above.

5) You can visit your local Family
History Center (see Church of Latter Day Saints in the phonebook) and they
may subscribe to the databases and only charge you for computer time which is
relatively cheap (it's about $1-2 per hour here). But you have to use it at
their location.